W.M.C. Philbrick (American, 19th Century) Profile View of the U.S.S. Ossipee

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W.M.C. Philbrick (American, 19th Century)

Profile View of the U.S.S. Ossipee
Signed "By W.M.C. Philbrick" l.r.
Watercolor on paper, 17 x 24 3/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Condition: Old minor folds, closed tear at lower edge of page extending into the scale, not examined out of frame.

Note: The U.S.S. Ossipee was launched from the Portsmouth Navy Yard in 1861 as a sloop of war in the Union Navy. She took part in the blockage of Newport News, Virginia, in 1861, and the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
Estimate $600-800


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